Mechanisms, regulation and functions of the unfolded protein response

C Hetz, K Zhang, RJ Kaufman - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2020 - nature.com
Cellular stress induced by the abnormal accumulation of unfolded or misfolded proteins at
the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is emerging as a possible driver of human diseases …

Neuronal cell death

M Fricker, AM Tolkovsky, V Borutaite… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
Neuronal cell death occurs extensively during development and pathology, where it is
especially important because of the limited capacity of adult neurons to proliferate or be …

ER stress and the unfolded protein response in neurodegeneration

C Hetz, S Saxena - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 - nature.com
The clinical manifestation of neurodegenerative diseases is initiated by the selective
alteration in the functionality of distinct neuronal populations. The pathology of many …

[HTML][HTML] The PERK arm of the unfolded protein response regulates mitochondrial morphology during acute endoplasmic reticulum stress

J Lebeau, JM Saunders, VWR Moraes, A Madhavan… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is transmitted to mitochondria and is associated with
pathologic mitochondrial dysfunction in diverse diseases. The PERK arm of the unfolded …

Correction of eIF2-dependent defects in brain protein synthesis, synaptic plasticity, and memory in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

MM Oliveira, MV Lourenco, F Longo, NP Kasica… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Neuronal protein synthesis is essential for long-term memory consolidation, and its
dysregulation is implicated in various neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's …

Inhibition of the integrated stress response reverses cognitive deficits after traumatic brain injury

A Chou, K Krukowski, T Jopson… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of long-term neurological disability, yet the
mechanisms underlying the chronic cognitive deficits associated with TBI remain unknown …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges for Alzheimer's disease therapy: insights from novel mechanisms beyond memory defects

RL Frozza, MV Lourenco, FG De Felice - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common form of dementia in late life, will become even
more prevalent by midcentury, constituting a major global health concern with huge …

Endoplasmic reticulum proteostasis impairment in aging

G Martínez, C Duran‐Aniotz, F Cabral‐Miranda… - Aging cell, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Perturbed neuronal proteostasis is a salient feature shared by both aging and protein
misfolding disorders. The proteostasis network controls the health of the proteome by …

IRE1 signaling exacerbates Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

C Duran-Aniotz, VH Cornejo, S Espinoza… - Acta …, 2017 - Springer
Altered proteostasis is a salient feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD), highlighting the
occurrence of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and abnormal protein aggregation. ER …

[HTML][HTML] A phase 2 double-blind placebo-controlled 24-week treatment clinical study of the p38 alpha kinase inhibitor neflamapimod in mild Alzheimer's disease

ND Prins, JE Harrison, HM Chu, K Blackburn… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2021 - Springer
Background In preclinical studies, p38⍺ kinase is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD)
pathogenesis. In animal models, it mediates impaired synaptic dysfunction in the …